Read the following passage from “muir’s “calypso borealis and answer the question
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but when the sun was getting low and everything seemed most bewildering and discouraging, i found beautiful calypso on the mossy bank of the stream, growing not in the ground but on a (bold) - “bed of yellow mosses in which it’s small white bulb had found a soft nest” and from which it’s one leaf and one flower
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identify and explain the tone of this passage. what specific words contribute to the tone ? then, explain how the tone of the passage would change if the words “puddle of gray algae in which it’s insignificant bleached bulb had fallen intro a tangle of twigs” replaced the words in bold. be sure to identify the new tone and explain how the change words create that tone. your response should be a paragraph 3-5 sentences.

Consider the text from "machu picchu: a city in the sky” and its central idea. informational text: every year, thousands of tourists come to peru to see machu picchu. to reach machu picchu, tourists can hike along the famous inca trail. the trail covers twenty-six miles. it winds through beautiful mountains, forests, and jungle. visitors can also take a bus or train ride up to the ruins. the train takes you past miles of farmland along the urubamba river valley. above are the andes mountains. the tops of the mountains are often covered with mist. then, the train goes up a mountain on a winding road. the road climbs almost 1,640 feet. other incan ruins can be seen beside the road. most are very small compared to the city ahead. central idea: tourists enjoy visiting machu picchu in the mountains of peru. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? people can hike the inca trail or take a train or bus to reach machu picchu. when people travel to machu picchu, they see miles of surrounding farms. people are surprised by the mist on the peaks of the andes mountains. when people visit machu picchu, they sometimes see other smaller ruins.